Tag: Bitcoin

Now that we’ve started a new year, many of us might probably be wondering whether Bitcoin is “still a thing” both in South Africa and other parts of the world and whether what could be purchased with bitcoin in these past few…

A new businessman has been kidnapped and released in South Africa after paying a ransom of 50 Bitcoin, according to local reports. The information has been revealed by townpress on September 18. Kidnappers Request Bitcoin Payments The businessman known as…

The lightning network (LN), the ultimate scaling solution for Bitcoin (BTC) keeps growing at very fast rates. There have been several developments around it and the network capacity continues to grow. Lightning Network Grows Fast Since very long time, Bitcoin developers are working…

On August the 3rd, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), a very important operator of global exchanges, announced that it is planning to create the company Bakkt, with the intention to create a regulated and global ecosystem for digital assets. In order to do…

The internet has been revolutionizing multiple areas of the economy and Bitcoin is the revolution in currency made possible by the fast-growing internet. Bitcoin is the digital currency which is created and held electronically and is the first successful digital coin that…

BitPay is a crypto payment processor, which operates on a global scale. They have been granted BitLicense by the financial regulator of the New York state. This is as per the press release that has been shared on July 16th by Cointelegraph. This is a…

As cryptocurrency interest and adoption continues to grow in South Africa, so do authorities’ requirements for regulations. Even though Bitcoin is nearly a decade old, cryptocurrency is still in its nascent phase. While early adopters were rejoicing and cashing out during…

If you have been wondering how to give your small business an edge over the competition, perhaps now is the time to consider cryptocurrency adoption. Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, are completely digital forms of currency now used by Microsoft, Dell, Amazon, Tesla, Subway,…

The FIFA World Cup just ended with a new champion, but also with R14 billion ($1.5 Billion dollars) accumulated on a gambling ring that was actually a pyramid scheme. The information has been first released by the South China Morning Post. They…

There have been several rumors regarding Bitcoin and its price. Was it manipulated as some regulatory agencies around the world are pointing? Well, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, Tether (USDT) manipulated Bitcoin prices.…